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atish (listed, house-heads) | San Francisco

Bookings: atish.mehta@gmail.com

atish, San Francisco (listed, PLAY, house-heads)

Bio:
San Francisco-based Atish is rising quickly in the international dance music scene. Raised in the Chicago suburbs and schooled in the hard sciences to become a computer engineer, Atish's left-brained technical precision complement his sensitive, emotional approach to sound. His musical career started at age five as a classically trained violinist. Since, he's taken on other instruments including trombone, tuba, guitar, drums, and bass, and over the years, he's played in jazz, rock, and marching bands, even enjoying a stint in hip-hop production. This all led to his true love, the art of DJing.

Atish describes his style as expressive melodic deep house: music that sings to the soul while moving the dance floor, communicating the joy of love, the depths of darkness, and intensity of a spiritual dance music journey for himself and anyone listening. Energized by the relationship between DJ and dancefloor, Atish is known for his quirky stage persona, donning costumes, wigs, and even a wedding dress during gigs. But don't let the free wheeling expression fool you - Atish is a disciplined artist with an unhealthy obsession for technical and artistic perfection.

Since his first DJ gig at a small bar in 2010, Atish's sound has taken him from the local San Francisco scene to music festivals, clubs, and afterhours gigs across every continent except Antarctica. He's earned the respect of legendary DJs, notably Lee Burridge, who regularly hand picks Atish to tag with and open for him. In just over three years years, Atish has gained an avid following of fans and the respect of fellow underground artists around the world. In San Francisco, he's established himself as the resident DJ of 222 Hyde's most successful party, Tutu Tuesday in addition to being a Regular of Listed Productions' monthly PLAY party at the EndUp. Coming off two tours in 2012 which included stops in Zurich, Berlin, Tokyo, and Cologne along with another tour spanning Africa and Australia in Spring 2013, the quirky Atish shows no signs of slowing down.

Mixes:
Peak hour (live Robot Heart @ Burning Man) | Atish - Robot Heart Burning Man 2012 by Robot Heart;
Melodic deep house | https://soundcloud.com/atish/atish-032-february-2013-citrus ;
Moody deep house | atish - [028] - september 2012 - god and us by atish;

Press:
NPR audio piece: http://www.kalw.org/post/bay-area-beats-dj-atish-art-mixing ;
Electrify Mag Interview: http://electrifymag.com/featured/artist-encounters-with-atish-spreading-good-vibes-one-set-at-a-time/ ;

Contact: atish.mehta@gmail.com
Mixes: atish;
Facebook Artist Page: http://www.facebook.com/atishmusic ;
Facebook Personal Page: http://www.facebook.com/atishm ;

Notable Past gigs:
May 2013 - Killing Time, Melbourne, Australia
May 2013 - Spice Cellar, Sydney, Australia
May 2013 - Level Two, Melbourne, Australia
May 2013 - AfrikaBurn, South Africa
April 2013 - Fiction, Cape Town, South Africa
April 2013 - Toy Toy, Johannesburg, South Africa
April 2013 - Beaumont Studios, Vancouver, Canada
April 2013 - Electric Tea Garden, Seattle, WA
March 2013 - Ship of Fools, WMC, Miami
March 2013 - Cafeina Wynwood, WMC, Miami
March 2013 - S&T Showcase, Electric Pickle, WMC, Miami
March 2013 - Electric Tea Garden, Seattle
March 2013 - Behrouz and Atish, Monroe, San Francisco
January 2013 - BPM Festival, Mamita's Beach Club, Playa Del Carmen
December 2012 - Lee Burridge and Atish, Public Works, San Francicso
December 2012 - Listed presents PLAY with Cityfox, The Endup, San Francisco
November 2012 - Tresor, Berlin
November 2012 - Frieda's Buxe, Zurich
November 2012 - Reineke Fuchs, Cologne
October 2012 - 10 hour set, Party in the Mountains, Lima, Peru
August 2012 - Friday Night Robot Heart, Burning Man
July 2012 - Kajama Boat, Toronto
June 2012 - Club Der Visionaere, Berlin
June 2012 - Frieda's Buxe, Zurich
June 2012 - Cabaret club, Zurich
June 2012 - Zukunft, Zurich
May 2012 - Wiguru Boat Party, Tokyo
March 2012 - Ship of Fools boat party with M.A.N.D.Y., Audiofly, and DJ T, WMC, Miami
March 2012 - Lee Burridge and Atish, Public Works, San Francisco
March 2012 - Opening for Josh Wink, Vessel, San Francisco
Jan 2012 - listed presents Cityfox on the Beach, BPM festival, Playa Del Carmen, Mexico
Dec 2011 - Headlining Art Basel White Walls after party, Miami
Sep 2011 - Friday night at Robot Heart with Lee Burridge, Burning Man, Nevada
Jul 2011 - 4.5 hour tag with Lee Burridge @ Tutu Tuesday, San Francisco
Mar 2011 - Opening for Tyrant (Lee Burridge + Craig Richards) - listed Tikki Boat Party, Miami
Feb 2011 - Opening for Troy Pierce, Com#, San Francisco
Jan 2011 - La Santanera, BPM Festival, Playa Del Carmen, Mexico